I Wanna Jump Like Dee Dee

I was literally dancing round the room when John Dwyer agreed to be on the show. John is a tireless, persistently forward-thinking warrior whose influence is impossible to quantify. The band that he founded and leads - Osees  (Thee Oh Sees) -  is one whose influence is equally impossible to quantify. He defines experimentation. ...Hurtling, bruising, brooding, hypnotic, phalanx of double drummers,...

I was thrilled when Meredith Graves agreed to be on my podcast and I am even more thrilled to release her episode. Listening to Meredith is informative, funny and totally absorbing. Her views on the power of our mindset is fascinating and of massive importance to how we think about our life. For me, her infinite fascination and curiosity with our world is motivated by her drive to learn, challenge...

We’re going from punk rock to acid house to waltz to cyberbilly in this episode, so if that doesn’t get your creative thinking flowing, I’m packing in. He formed his first band The Stupid Babies when he was 11, with John Peel playing their legendary 3 chord, kazoo soloing, song Babysitters . He then formed Diskord Datcord with his older brother Mark and Jonny Slut, releasing a cover of X-Ray Spex&...

So stoked to open up Season 3 with a legend who embodies what life is about. More than anything else, Thor Harris inspires a life of positivity, a community builder for the many, not the few. Not just in his East Austin neighbourhood, but worldwide. He is a multi-instrumental musician – drums, percussion, xylophone, vibraphone, marimba, clarinet, oboe, orchestral bells. He’s also a massively creat...

Right! What a way to finish off Season 2, fizzing and crackling with energy and humanity. Audrey Campbell and her band, Pleasure Venom , are making some of the most dynamic, immersive, progressive and genre-busting music around. The music is honest, raw, beautiful and it’s about immersing their listeners into their experiences. I've got massive respect and love for Audrey. Listening to her ta...

With the mighty Jesus Hooligan , you can expect a lot of noisy creativity, collaboration, participation and human emotion. And unsatisfying Facebook breakfasts.  Stephen Brunton started making his own music using sounds that he liked from materials that he worked with – barrels, angle grinders, chains, metal tubes, tanks.  The tribal, primal rhythmic sound from hitting these things gives everyone...

John Robb is an ideas machine. Spending an hour chatting with him is the most entertaining, mind-opening experience. He is a music journalist, author, speaker, social commentator and musician with The Membranes . Their latest record "What Nature Gives…Nature Takes Away" is a huge  dystopian and poetic piece of work with choral arrangements that are as majestic as they are experimental. D...

This was so much fun. Zia McCabe is an international treasure. A truly awesome, Vinyl Factory glasses-wearing, effortlessly cool, rock n roll veteran. She plays keyboards, percussion and bass in one of the legendary rock n roll bands….. The Dandy Warhols have always paddled against the tide, been firmly unconventional, firmly counter-culture, anti-pigeon-holing, yet always cool, treated experiment...

The opening chord of " Fuckers "  is the prelude to a hypnotic 10 minute ceremony. The architect of that shamanic cascade of tense reverb is my guest today - the amazing Gemma Thompson . Gemma is the highly acclaimed, powerful and inventive guitarist and songwriter in Savages , the band nominated for a Mercury Prize on two separate occasions for their albums, Silence Yourself (2013) and...

This is a real honour. Martin Atkins is the definition of entrepreneurial activity in cultural arts endeavors, his 40+ years in the music business spans across genres and borders and industries. It's an hour of stories and opinions that are funny, hard hitting and absolutely relevant about how to survive not just in the music industry, but in whatever you field you work or life you lead. Oh,...

For this episode, it's a privilege to be with two wonderfully creative and warm musicians - Ego Sensation and Dave W of New York City's psychedelic brutalist deconstructors, White Hills This is a band for whom evolution, collaboration and experimentation are synonymous. Through collaborating with diverse artists such as Jim Jarmusch, Yasmine Hamdan, Simone-Marie Butler and Jim Coleman, E...

This time, we're gonna do something a bit different and see what wizardry is happening in the world of the recording and production studio.  Richie Kennedy is a producer, engineer and mixer who works at the legendary Assault and Battery studios of Flood and Alan Moulder. He’s built a mighty impressive list of clients – Jehnny Beth , Ed O’Brien , Murder Capital , Celeste , Suede , Ride , U2 an...

In the second episode of Season 2, I'm delighted that we have Dave Randall with us as our special guest where we're talking about the mindset aspects of curiosity, identity, collaboration, the power of our instinct. For me, my chat with Dave highlights why living our life that aligns with what we value most is one of the most important paths we can take.   Dave is a guitarist, producer,...

In the first episode of Season 2, I'm delighted to have the amazing Monrhea Carter , one of the most talented, individual and experimental DJ's and producers of the exciting, underground electronic music scene in Nairobi. She is also one of the few female DJs on this scene. She often experiments with Sonic Pi , the music coding platform and, using samples from the S ound of Nairobi Archi...

In the final episode of Season 1, I'm talking to Andrew Fearn of Sleaford Mods , one of the most talked about, exciting and authentic bands around. A really great conversation about gut instincts, open minds, relatability and curiosity with someone who just loves music and the vast creativity and fun that experimenting with musical styles, sounds and equipment can bring. Andrew's roots a...

In this episode, I am talking to Jessica Louise Dye. This conversation is an inspiration if you want to find your true identity, find your tribe, find an environment that gives you energy and do things on your own terms.  Follow what your gut tells you.  Jess moved to New York City in 2010 and it changed her life. In her own words "New York City became the fifth member of my band"   She...

In this episode, I'm talking with Fur Dixon  where we talk about her formative influences, how her time with The Cramps shaped her identity, reconciliation, mistakes and unburdening herself from the past to release her creativity. Fur became the first ever live bass player with The Cramps on the Date With Elvis tour, having started playing in wild LA rock n roll bands such as The Whirlybirds,...

In this episode, I am talking with Michelle Cruz Gonzalez about discovering her identity, colour blindness, the self-confidence that her mother instilled in her, how her punk rock outlook on life feeds into her teaching and the importance of listening to young people. This is such a fantastic conversation. Michelle is an extraordinary Xicana woman who emerged onto the 1990’s U.S. West Coast punk r...

In this episode, I am talking with Victoria Smith about the feelings The Ramonas had about doing their first originals album, overcoming the fear of getting it wrong, going back to the drawing board and how to keep creative. Vicky is a bass guitar maestro of punk rock and the blues, who has worked with Charlie Harper, Dani Wilde, Richie Ramone, Cockwomble and, of course, one of my faves The Ramona...

In my opening episode, I'm talking with the legendary Dave Barbarossa and we get into how the Sex Pistols' and BowWowWow manager, Malcolm McLaren, influenced his mindset about being unique, doing things differently and the power of individuality. Dave emerged from the underground London punk rock scene, drumming on Adam and the Ants ’ first album Dirk Wears White Sox, then moving on to f...

In the second episode, I'm talking with Youth about the importance of simple things like declaring yourself an artist - or whatever you want to be - as the first step to adapting your mindset,  exploring things that are outside your comfort zone and his love for opening people's minds to new and exciting ideas. Youth has seen and done it all. From the sonic juggernaut of Killing Joke , t...

In this episode, I'm talking with Jennifer Finch about her stage anxiety, how she has taught herself to deal with anything that life throws at us, mindsets, working with emotions, developing new skills and ways of working and living, perceptions and allowing people to have their experiences.  This was such a wonderful, open conversation. Jennifer is a legendary musical performer, whom we all...

In this episode, I'm talking to TaSz Muerte  about collaboration, learning from mistakes, being your own person, self care and the importance of trusting gut instinct in life. TaSz is the founder of BLXPLTN , one of the most ferocious and important bands around. He is also a solo artist under the name of A BO1 . He has the ability and adaptability to switch between visceral, tense, melodic el...

In this episode, I talk to Dave Haslam about finding our identity, authenticity, constantly evolving to keep building our creativity, trying new things, dealing with rejection and criticism, the importance of nightlife on society and how a DJ can build relationships and bring people together on the dance floor. Dave cut his cultural teeth as a DJ at the Hacienda and has since become one of THE gre...

This is the trailer for Season 1 of "I wanna jump like Dee Dee", the brand new music podcast that does music interviews differently. I'm Giles Sibbald and I'm talking to extraordinary musicians, DJ’s and producers about how they use an experimental mindset in their lives to amplify their own creativity, pursue new challenges, overcome fears and bounce back from mistakes. In Sea...